Charlotte wants your forgiveness
We Americans are a forgiving people. We like to give people a second chance. However, in return for that forgiveness, we expect a full confession, sincere contrition and a resolution not to repeat the same mistake again.
The problem with Charlotte's request is that it is a one-way street. We are expected to forgive, meanwhile Charlotte expects to be allowed only a minimal confession and the right to continue to screw-up, COVER-UP and trust Ray Cheramie's judgement.
Sorry, baby, that ain't how it works. You can start by paying back the $15,000 you got the Council (when they still trusted you) to approve for the payment of George's wreck. Generally, we need to know everything about everything. The $5.3 million tube blunder just ain't going away. It would help if you confess that it was a mistake of the highest order, especially the part about allowing the meter to run for 30 days and not informing the Council for 10 months. (Earth to Charlotte: FEMA ain't going to swallow 100% of those invoices. Looks like 75%, if that.) That would go far in disarming some of your most vocal critics.
Furthermore, you need a new DPW director. Ray has a tendency of creating too many negative headlines and I have gotten one too many communication from a citizen complaining about his gruff and rude manner. Unless you devise a drainage plan that removes some of the DPW director's unbridled discretion, the Public will continue having suspicions about the value of all the drainage work you like to take credit for, especially when their neighborhoods continue to flood any time it rains.
Additionally, stop playing the mistreated and helpless woman card, it makes it appear women are not as capable as men to lead. If you can't drive a car or make a Parish decision without your spouse's input, you can't be Parish President.
Although doing these things will not save your administration, it could take some of the heat off and make you feel better.
We Americans are a forgiving people. We like to give people a second chance. However, in return for that forgiveness, we expect a full confession, sincere contrition and a resolution not to repeat the same mistake again.
The problem with Charlotte's request is that it is a one-way street. We are expected to forgive, meanwhile Charlotte expects to be allowed only a minimal confession and the right to continue to screw-up, COVER-UP and trust Ray Cheramie's judgement.
Sorry, baby, that ain't how it works. You can start by paying back the $15,000 you got the Council (when they still trusted you) to approve for the payment of George's wreck. Generally, we need to know everything about everything. The $5.3 million tube blunder just ain't going away. It would help if you confess that it was a mistake of the highest order, especially the part about allowing the meter to run for 30 days and not informing the Council for 10 months. (Earth to Charlotte: FEMA ain't going to swallow 100% of those invoices. Looks like 75%, if that.) That would go far in disarming some of your most vocal critics.
Furthermore, you need a new DPW director. Ray has a tendency of creating too many negative headlines and I have gotten one too many communication from a citizen complaining about his gruff and rude manner. Unless you devise a drainage plan that removes some of the DPW director's unbridled discretion, the Public will continue having suspicions about the value of all the drainage work you like to take credit for, especially when their neighborhoods continue to flood any time it rains.
Additionally, stop playing the mistreated and helpless woman card, it makes it appear women are not as capable as men to lead. If you can't drive a car or make a Parish decision without your spouse's input, you can't be Parish President.
Although doing these things will not save your administration, it could take some of the heat off and make you feel better.
posted by Carl A. Chauvin at 8:28 AM
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